Finding a Job at a Time Like ThisWorking feels essential to living a normal life. I enjoy leaving the house and doing something fulfilling with my time. Having something...reactions1comment
Pardon Me...Doesn't "Cut" It!It’s time. Time to talk about…farts. Oh, we can be polite and use the terms “flatulence” or “passing gas.” But I’m not...reactions1comment
Survivor’s Guilt: The Last One StandingEditor's Note: This article is written by Ramae Hamrin, and was originally shared on our sister site BloodCancer.com on February 25, 2021...reactionscomments
Rethinking the Stages of Grief"Where are the rules of grief written, and who do we offend when we write our own?" -Sally Britton For the life...reactions1comment
Test Your Knowledge of Our AdvancedBreastCancer.net CommunityWe're sharing the findings from our 2024 In America survey, where over 400 individuals living with advanced breast cancer have opened up...reactionscomments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Am I a Vampire Spouse?"How does that make you feel?" our marriage counselor, Robert, asked me. "I guess I just feel alone a lot," I replied...reactionscomments
Finding Financial Assistance for TreatmentMany illnesses come with steep price tags. Once you have a diagnosis, navigating treatment expenses can be challenging. Insurance plans cover some...reactionscomments
Letting Go of Toxic RelationshipsDeciding when it’s time to end a toxic relationship is a lot harder than it looks. I’ve had more than my fair...reactionscomments
Femininity, Grief, and Cancer: Not Just Sugar and SpiceHaving come of age in the 1970s, I came to the feminist movement more from a baptism of fire than from any...reactions1comment
The Unknown HitchhikerWhat if I told you that while looking through photos of that first vacation you took with that special person, you noticed...reactions1comment
Living With Osteoarthritis and Metastatic Breast CancerLiving with metastatic breast cancer in my bones is a challenge. It's hard on its own, but what happens when you also...reactions6comments
The Good Intentions of Others“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” or so the saying goes. That's a little rough, but the meaning is...reactionscomments
Emphasizing Accessibility in Community EventsTo me, the best thing about doing something super fun one year is being able to plan the next year. I love...reactionscomments
I Refuse to Beat Myself UpI have been without health insurance, off and on, for all of my adulthood. I’ve never had breast screenings on a regular...reactions1comment
How Do Drugs Get Their Names?Whether you take 1 drug or many prescriptions, you may wonder where those long, confusing product names come from and whether they...reactions1comment
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Do You Even Care?My wife shed many tears when we relocated from California to Oregon 3 years ago. Her tears weren't solely for missing California...reactionscomments
What It Means to Be a ‘’Lifer’’: The Perspective of a Stage IV Cancer PatientWhen you hear the word "lifer", who do you think of? Perhaps it is an inmate, a criminal. Someone who is never...reactions8comments
Grateful for This Life I Have, Except for the CancerLast January, I became a new grandmother to a gorgeous baby girl. Never in my wildest dreams did I allow myself to...reactions4comments
Caregiver’s Perspective: Parenting and CancerWe've never hidden cancer or the changes it's brought to our lives. My partner and I have spoken openly and often about...reactionscomments
Fertility and MBC: Fostering and AdoptingIn women who have had early-stage breast cancer, about 20-30% of them will go on to become metastatic, meaning the breast cancer...reactionscomments
